Deborah Kearns is Director of Communications with Finance of America Companies. Previously, she led content, social media and public relations for Finance of America Mortgage. In her current role, Deborah oversees all internal and external communications for the enterprise business.
Deborah has nearly 20 years of experience in journalism and corporate communications. Previously, she was managing editor of mortgages at LendingTree. In prior roles, she was a media spokesperson and mortgage reporter/editor with Bankrate and covered mortgages as a staff writer at NerdWallet. Deborah spent nearly eight years as senior editor of corporate communications at RE/MAX World Headquarters. Her byline has appeared in The New York Times, MarketWatch, CNBC, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, MSN, Yahoo Finance and other major news outlets.
Deborah holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Florida and a master’s degree in public relations from Ball State University. She lives in Denver with her husband and two children.
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